Quote Originally Posted by gchs_devils View Post
You would think anyone in swva whose ran in their backyard for the past few years in the region d championships would. Sorry but uva wise is screwing up by not recruiting locally like they should. Their program will soon be history like etsu's if their recruits from NoVa and out of state continue. Look at all the local talent that signed the other day, uva wise isnt putting up a fight with tusc, CN, and etc. uva wise's recruiting system is a joke. And this is coming from a person who went through it with them. Most unprofessional thing ever, thats why I didnt take my talents to wise co so to speak.
Exactly. In my opinion, UVA-Wise has missed the boat on many occasions with recruiting. It seems UVA-Wise is not aggressive enough to get close talent. My knowledge of this is with several players who went through the experience with UVA-Wise, as you did, and we all agree 100%. Since the beginning of football at the college, Region D, Southwest Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Northern Tennessee has produced a stable of very talented football players. Not many at all were given the opportunity to play at Wise. Look up http://www.vhsl.org/files/pub-vhsl-r...-june-2011.pdf and see for yourself. Some homegrown Virginia talent is listed in the record books. I think many of these young men were not even recognized by UVA-Wise and two current record list players are getting ready to be over looked too. Lee’s Graham is listed at 20th on the VHSL all-time list in career rushing with 6008 yards. We all know about his night on the UVA-Wise field with 490 yards, but does anyone from UVA-Wise know this? (Sarcasm) That night produced the 3rd best VHSL all-time single game rushing performance, which came exactly 17 years to the day from the 4th best. That was Thomas Jones and if anyone can tie or break a record held by Thomas Jones then enough said. Graham may walk-on at a bigger school, but why would you not keep going after him legally with all you have plus more. From what I am told, this is not going to happen. Again, not aggressive enough. It would be safe to bet that if Graham does not walk-on somewhere else, UVA-Wise would still not even consider him. It is as if UVA-Wise has a personal grudge against anyone who does not tell them yes right away. Again, not aggressive enough. Haysi’s Dakota Stanley is listed on the VHSL as 9th all-time with 165 career receptions and only 8 catches behind Percy Harvin. I know he is no Harvin, but Stanley is good enough to play at UVA-Wise. Stanley is also tied at 3rd for a VHSL all-time single game in receptions with 17. PREP FOOTBALL: J.I. Burton stops Haysi, 46-28 | TriCities.com This performance was again at the UVA-Wise field. Do you think UVA-Wise realizes this? If so, and from what I am told they do not even have him on their radar, they are missing the boat. Take it for my opinion only, as everybody has one.